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Exclusive video interview with SACEUR

SACEUR THREESWNEWSJWC's latest Three Swords News including an exclusive interview with General Philip M. Breedlove, SACEUR, about exercise TRIDENT JEWEL 15 is now online at the Centre's official YouTube Channel.

TRJL 15: MARCOM’s certification exercise underway in United Kingdom and Norway

VADMHUDSON 3 thumbExercise TRIDENT JEWEL 15 (TRJL 15) is designed to provide NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) a realistic training environment to train and test its ability to manage a maritime-heavy, joint multinational Crisis Response Operation.

SACT Command Sergeant Major visits JWC

QX0A1541 ACTCHIEFCU.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr., Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Senior Enlisted Leader, visited Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Monday, 16 March, to learn more about the Centre’s mission and tasks and meet with the non-commissioned officers (NCOs) assigned to JWC.

JWC conducts TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) Incident Development and Scripting Workshops

TRJR15 4 thumbnailThe Main Events List/Main Incidents List (MEL/MIL) Incident Development and Scripting Workshops for exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) started on 24 February at Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) with participation from Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA) and NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ).

Secretary of State for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence visits JWC

QX0A0368 thumbnailMr Oystein Bo, Secretary of State for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, made his first visit to NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015.

SOROTAN will challenge NATO against hybrid threats

sorotan thumbnailDeveloped by Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), NATO’s new training scenario will be launched during the Alliance’s largest exercise this year, TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 (TRJE 15).

JWC conducted Crisis Response Planning for TRJE 15

C 17OLRT thumbAn Operational Liaison and Reconnaissance Team (OLRT) under the command of French Army Brigadier General Eric Roussel from NATO’s Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum), deployed to Stavanger on 8 February to take part in the Crisis Response Planning for exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 (TRJE 15).

Major General Josef Blotz, Director Operations Division, International Military Staff, visits JWC

MajGenBlotz fotoJWCPAO 9788 thumbGerman Army Major General Josef Blotz, Director of Operations Division at NATO’s International Military Staff, made a very informative first-time visit to the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on 9-10 February, meeting with German Army Major General Reinhard Wolski, Commander JWC, senior leaders and members of the staff.

Distinguished service awards for JWC staff

QX0A9812 small thumbGerman Army Major General Reinhard Wolski, Commander JWC, awarded the “Non-Article 5” NATO Medal as well as the annual NATO Meritorious Service Medal to two JWC staff members respectively, during an All Hands Call at Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Friday, 6 February.

MARCOM Commander visits JWC

VADM VISIT3Royal Navy Vice Admiral Peter Hudson CBE, Commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command, (MARCOM) Northwood, visited Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Wednesday, 4 February, in preparation for exercise TRIDENT JEWEL (TRJL 15).

SMC4 and NCIA Offsite, an example of JWC’s culture in action

culture smallJWC exercises rely heavily on CIS support. This computer-networked infrastructure is essential for both the execution and realism of the exercise.

Training takes top priority in January

jewel 15 thumbnailJWC has started 2015 with a busy schedule. The myriad of training and planning events in Stavanger aims to provide an excellent preparation and coordination of effort for this year’s upcoming operational-level exercises.

Conference on Civil Protection 2015

IMG 9631 conf2105The 12th Conference on Civil Protection (Samfunnssikkerhetskonferansen 2015) was held at the University of Stavanger (UiS) on Wednesday, 7 January.

More than 760 injections challenged Land Command Headquarters and associated Corps during TRLE 14

IMG 9341 SMALLNATO's simulation-driven, joint command post exercise TRIDENT LANCE 14 (TRLE 14) concluded on 12 December in six exercise locations, including Stavanger, Norway.

Estonian Ambassador to Norway visits JWC

editedEST AMB VISIT SMALLH.E. Mr. Simmu Tiik, Estonian Ambassador to Norway and Colonel Raul Tonnov, the Estonian Defence Attaché, visited the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Thursday, 11 December.

Distinguished Visitors Day at TRIDENT LANCE 14 (TRLE 14)

IMG 9141 small lance1Major General Reinhard Wolski, Commander Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) and Exercise Director for TRIDENT LANCE 14 (TRLE 14) joined NATO's top echelon and other senior military and civilian officials during the exercise Distinguished Visitors Day, 10 December, at Grafenwoehr training area in Germany.

NATO begins exercise TRIDENT LANCE 14 (TRLE 14)

flagsjwcnato websiteExercise TRIDENT LANCE 14 (TRLE 14) started on 30 November, involving nearly 4,000 personnel, with the aim to test NATO's ability to coordinate and execute a NATO-led Article 5 Collective Defence operation in a multinational environment.

NATO Senior Mentor Conference 2014

img062Led by Italian Air Force General Mirco Zuliani, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT), this year’s NATO Senior Mentor Conference took place on 19-20 November at ACT Staff Element Europe (SEE) in Mons, Belgium.

Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 14 concludes

QX0A9131 smallwebNATO's three-level (strategic, operational and tactical) Command Post Exercise/Computer Assisted Exercise (CPX/CAX) TRIDENT JUNCTURE 14 (TRJE 14) concluded today following nine days of intense training with Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) and its subordinate Component Commands.

NATO begins Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 14

TRJE14 4 smallLed by Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples), exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 14 (TRJE 14), which begins today will test NATO's ability to coordinate and execute a NATO-led Article 5 Collective Defence operation in a multinational environment.

  1. Maritime crisis response procedures tested in advance of MARCOM exercise TRJL 15
  2. JWC celebrates Day of German Unity
  3. Visit to JWC focuses on Article 5 exercises
  4. JWC welcomes Major General Wolski, bids farewell to Major General Buehler
  5. Scripting Workshop for NATO joint operations exercises TRJE 14 and TRLE 14
  6. Preparations in full swing for exercises TRJE 14 and TRLE 14
  7. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires visits JWC
  8. German Army Chief of Staff visits JWC
  9. JWC welcomes new staff members
  10. U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Roger H. Watkins takes over as JWC’s new Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff
  11. NATO’s top Air Commander visits JWC
  12. Retirement Ceremony held for JWC’s Colonel Carl Giles
  13. “JWC provides a unique opportunity to expose Commanders to NATO Article 5 challenges,” says General Breedlove, SACEUR
  14. NATO’s Investment Committee visits JWC
  15. 26th issue of The Three Swords is now online
  16. JWC and NCST test future capabilities at CWIX 2014
  17. Lieutenant General Bogusław Samol visits JWC
  18. U.S. Secretary of the Army examines comprehensive training at JWC
  19. JWC will conduct NATO TS3 Conference
  20. JWC hosted Rogaland County Emergency Council meeting
  21. Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson, COM IJC, visits JWC
  22. Commander JFC Brunssum visits JWC ISAF training event
  23. Brigadier General Lutz Niemann visits JWC
  24. Defence Attachés accredited to Norway visit JWC
  25. Exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 14 video now online
  26. Exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 14 begins
  27. NRDC-ESP and Signal Regiment deploy to Stavanger for TRJR14
  28. JWC seeks Subject Matter Experts for exercise support
  29. ISAF TRAINING EVENT 14/01 Invitation
  30. JWC hosts pre-school children
  31. Portuguese Armed Forces Chief of Defence, Joint Operational SITCEN, visits JWC
  32. Major General Buehler, Commander, awards members of his staff
  33. German Armed Forces Command and Staff College visits JWC
  34. Royal Navy Vice Admiral Peter Hudson visits JWC
  35. Commander of NATO’s Land Forces visits Norway and JWC
  36. Lieutenant General Eric Margail visits JWC
  37. Final Individual Augmentee Training at JWC: 600 trained since 2010
  38. JWC hosted annual Budget Officer Conference
  39. Lieutenant General Dominique de Longvilliers visits JWC
  40. JWC conducts TRJR 14 MEL/MIL Incident Development Workshop
  41. JWC supports NATO Crisis Response Planning for exercise TRJR 14
  42. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert J. Kamensky visited JWC
  43. Lieutenant General Morten Haga Lunde visits JWC
  44. Ambassador H.E. Bea ten Tusscher visits JWC
  45. High level visit at Joint Warfare Centre
  46. JJJ meeting at Jatta discusses NATO’s future training roadmap
  47. JWC participates in Societal Safety Conference 2014
  48. JWC 2013 wrap-up
  49. 25th issue of The Three Swords is now online
  50. JWC's 10th anniversary celebration video now online